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Storm Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this storm warning at Jan 18, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 18, 2008, 11:00 AM AKST (20:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2008, 11:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 FZAK52 PAFC 190043 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 25 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
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000 FZAK52 PAFC 190116 AAA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 415 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 UPDATED ZONE 172 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-191500- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 957 MB LOW NEAR ADAK WILL MOVE TO 370 NM NORTHWEST OF SAINT PAUL SAT AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST MONDAY. A 1002 MB LOW OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC FRI NIGHT WILL DEEPEN TO 973 MB 320 NM SOUTH OF ATKA MON AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT INCREASING TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. $$ PKZ155-191500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 60 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 25 FT. .TUE AND WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ160-191500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. AREAS OF FOG. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 12 FT. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. $$ PKZ165-191500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ180-191500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. BLOWING SNOW AND AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...SE WIND 45 KT BECOMING S 35 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. .MON...NE WIND 35 KT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. .WED...SW WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ170-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 65 KT IN THE EVENING. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ171-191500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING S 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .SAT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON THROUGH WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-191500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 415 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT BECOMING SW 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 35 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ175-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW AND RAIN. .SAT...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT NIGHT...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 16 FT. $$ PKZ176-191500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ185-191500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT...SE WIND 40 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 50 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 18 FT. SNOW. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 17 FT. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 13 FT. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. .WED...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 10 FT. $$ PKZ179-191500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008 ...STORM WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SAT NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 17 FT. .SUN...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .WED...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
000 FZAK52 PAFC 191241 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 MARINE FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-200300- .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 963 MB LOW 260 NM NORTH OF ADAK WILL WEAKEN TO 970 MB AND MOVE TO 63N 178W BY SUN MORNING. SUN AFTERNOON A 971 MB LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM WEST OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND. IT WILL THEN WEAKEN TO 980 MB AND MOVE TO 130 NM NORTHWEST OF COLD BAY BY SUN NIGHT. $$ PKZ150-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN. .SUN...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 16 FT. RAIN. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .MON...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 23 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-200300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 23 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 20 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 45 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 28 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-200300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...STORM WARNING TODAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 50 KT. STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT NEAR THE WESTERN CAPES. SEAS 12 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. PATCHY FOG. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. AREAS OF FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 40 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ165-200300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 40 KT BECOMING S 30 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS 50 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES IN THE MORNING. SEAS 14 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...SW WIND 45 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ180-200300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...SE WIND 45 KT WITH STRONGER GUSTS 65 KT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SUN...S WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUN NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .MON...N WIND 35 KT. .TUE...NW WIND 30 KT. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. $$ PKZ170-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 40 KT. BECOMING SW 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 25 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .SUN...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 50 KT. SEAS 21 FT. .MON...W WIND 40 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 15 FT. $$ PKZ171-200300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .SUN...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .WED...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-200300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 19 FT. .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SUN NIGHT...N WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .MON...W WIND 35 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED...S WIND 40 KT. SEAS 20 FT. $$ PKZ175-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 17 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. $$ PKZ176-200300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 16 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TUE...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 18 FT. .WED...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 21 FT. $$ PKZ185-200300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 19 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...S WIND 45 KT. SEAS 18 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN...SW WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .MON...NW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. .WED...E WIND 45 KT. SEAS 14 FT IN ICE FREE WATERS. $$ PKZ179-200300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AST SAT JAN 19 2008 ...GALE WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WIND 35 KT. SEAS 17 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 35 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 15 FT. .SUN...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN NIGHT...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...NW WIND 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .WED...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA
400 PM AST FRI JAN 18 2008
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS
RUN.
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
AN UPPER SHORT WAVE MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GULF AND
SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA HAS BROUGHT MOSTLY MIDDLE TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
INTO THE AREA. AN UPPER RIDGE OVER SOUTHWEST ALASKA HAS CLEAR SOME OF
THE CLOUDS OUT OF THE AREA.
THE WEAK LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.
AN INTENSE STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS HAS PRODUCED WARNING
LEVEL WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN ALEUTIANS.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL AK AND THE GULF...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE GULF AND SOUTHCENTRAL AREA TONIGHT
AND MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND THE YUKON TERRITORY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN THE CLEAR OUT SOME OF THE CLOUD
TONIGHT BUT THIS ALSO INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF FOG DEVELOPING
TONIGHT OVER COOK INLET AND LOW LYING AREAS IN THE INTERIOR. A WARMER
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MOVE INTO THE WESTERN GULF, COOK INLET AND
SUSITNA VALLEY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. MORE RAIN AND SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TO MOVE INTO KODIAK ISLAND SATURDAY AND WILL SPREAD TO
THE KENAI PENINSULA AND SUSITNA VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO PRINCE
WILLIAM SOUTH SUNDAY. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG
TURNAGAIN ARM AND THE PARTS OF THE MATANUSKA VALLEY SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY.
SOUTHWEST ALASKA...
A STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND IN THE UPPER LEVELS
WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL
ADVECT WARM MOIST AIR FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC INTO THE AREA.
A WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTENSE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL
ALEUTIANS WILL APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST TONIGHT BUT IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE EASTERN BERING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP MAINLY ALONG THE DELTA COAST
THIS EVENING AND MAY PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. AS
WARMER AIR MOVES NORTH, THE SNOW WILL BECOME MIXED WITH RAIN WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED FREEZING RAIN OVER THE INLAND PORTION OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. RAIN AND SNOW MOVING INTO BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING
WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
BERING SEA AND THE ALEUTIANS...
THE INTENSE STORM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTH INTO THE CENTRAL BERING SATURDAY AND INTO THE RUSSIAN FAR EAST
SUNDAY. AN AREA OF STRONG WINDS OVER THE ALEUTIANS WILL DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT AS THE STORM MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE UPPER RIDGE OVER WESTERN CANADA SUNDAY NIGHT CONTINUE TO MOVE
SLOWLY EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW BOTH AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE STATE THROUGH MONDAY. A NEW STORM
SYSTEM DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL SUNDAY WILL MOVE INTO
SOUTHWEST ALASKA MONDAY NIGHT AND INTO THE NORTHERN INTERIOR TUESDAY.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...HIGH WIND WARNING 185 187.
BLIZZARD WARNING 155.
MARINE...STORM 170 172 179 185 411 412 413 414.
GALE 130 132 150 155 160 165 171 175 176 180 352.
HVY FREEZING SPRAY 130 160 185 411.
FIRE WEATHER...NONE.
NM JAN 08In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 18, 6:14 AM AKST, 4 hours 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1114 AM AST FRI JAN 18 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1042 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NE UNALASKA 53.96N 166.48W
01/18/2008 M76 MPH PKZ171 AK AWOS
GUST MEASURED AT THE DUTCH HARBOR AIRPORT.
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DVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 18, 5:32 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 18, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 15 hr |
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